Ramadan 2012 Around the World

The Muslim community celebrates the end of Ramadan.

Pakistani men and children, who fled their villages to escape fighting between security forces and militants in Pakistan's tribal area of Bajur, offer prayers on the last Friday of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in a slum area on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Aug. 17, 2012.

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The Muslim community celebrates the end of Ramadan.

Pakistani men and children, who fled their villages to escape fighting between security forces and militants in Pakistan's tribal area of Bajur, offer prayers on the last Friday of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in a slum area on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Aug. 17, 2012.

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The Muslim community celebrates the end of Ramadan.

A mother stands with her baby inside a train at Senen railway station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 17, 2012. The mass exodus out of the capital and other major cities in the world's most populous Muslim country is underway as millions are heading home to their villages to celebrate Eid al-Fitr holiday Aug. 19. The holiday marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

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The Muslim community celebrates the end of Ramadan.

Palestinian men walk toward an Israeli checkpoint on their way to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Aug. 17, 2012.

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The Muslim community celebrates the end of Ramadan.

Afghans wait to get free food donated by a private charity during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2012. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim year that lasts around 30 days, when strict fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset.

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The Muslim community celebrates the end of Ramadan.

A Muslim man is reflected in a mirror as he tries on a songkok cap at a Ramadan bazaar in Klang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 16, 2012. During the holy month of Ramadan, a daily bazaar offers various selections of clothing, food, prayer mats and other religious items to Muslims who traditionally shop for new outfits to welcome Eid al-Fitr celebrations at the end of the month.

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The Muslim community celebrates the end of Ramadan.

A Kashmiri Muslim woman holds her son as she, along with the others, prays while the head priest, unseen, displays the holy relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Mohammad. It was part of special prayers to observe the Martyr Day of Hazrat Ali, cousin of Prophet Mohammed, on the 21st day of Ramadan at the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, India, Aug. 10, 2012.

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The Muslim community celebrates the end of Ramadan.

An Afghan cook pours sauce over rice donated by a private charity during the Muslim month of Ramadan at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 8, 2012.

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The Muslim community celebrates the end of Ramadan.

Pakistani boys read verses of the Koran while waiting for other children to attend a religious class during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in a mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Aug. 8, 2012. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month of the Islamic calendar.

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The Muslim community celebrates the end of Ramadan.

A Kashmiri Muslim girl watches as she, along with others, recites verses from the holy Koran at a local madrasa, or Muslim religious school, during the holy month of Ramadan in Srinagar, India, Aug. 8, 2012. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month of the Islamic calendar during which devotees fast from dawn until dusk.

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The Muslim community celebrates the end of Ramadan.

Pakistanis buy food from a stall to break their fast during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Karachi, Pakistan, Aug. 7, 2012.

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The Muslim community celebrates the end of Ramadan.

A young Indian Muslim boy offers prayers along with the others at the Jama (Grand) Mosque in New Delhi, India, Aug. 3, 2012.

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The Muslim community celebrates the end of Ramadan.

An Indian man adjusts the veil of a young girl before breaking the fast during Ramadan in New Delhi, India, Aug. 3, 2012.

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The Muslim community celebrates the end of Ramadan.

An Afghan army soldier prays in an old palace during the holy month of Ramadan on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, July, 31, 2012.